But in the end, none of us returned to our house, but walked into the dining room at the same time, sat silently on the chair, not moving or talking, staring at the yard outside, holding the same fantasy in our hearts, hoping that Uncle Gu could come back.

But I didn't wait until it was dawn. The old man sighed long, "Oh! It seems that Agu is really leaving. I knew I should have cleaned up the boat."

I know that the old man refers to the only small boat on the island, which is for emergency use. Usually, if you have something to go to land, you will wait for the fish maker's boat. You will row your own boat when you encounter an urgent matter. However, since I went to the island, such urgent matters have never happened.

When I first came to the island, I would occasionally row it to the sea to fish, but later I was too hard to practice, and I no longer had such interest. This boat was tied to the dock. After three years of wind and sun, it had become a little dilapidated. If Uncle Gu wanted to leave the island, he would definitely use this boat. I prayed in my heart that Uncle Gu would be safe all the way.

"Uncle Gu is gone, what should we do?" I turned to look at the old man, "What can I do? What else should I do? Maybe Agu will come back soon." The old man said casually, and then walked out of the house. I had to leave the dining room dejectedly and prepare to go back to my own house. Uncle Gu is gone, and I have no intention of practicing martial arts.

But when I came to the yard, I found that the old man did not go back to his house, but walked into Uncle Gu's house. I immediately followed him curiously. As soon as we entered the house, we saw two envelopes on Uncle Gu's desk, one with my name written on it, and the other with the old man's name written on it. The old man and I hurried over quickly and each picked up the envelope with their own names written on it.

Uncle Gu’s handwriting is beautiful, and each stroke is strong and powerful. You can feel the momentum of a golden sword and an iron horse. Thinking about my handwriting, it is like the traces left by a wild cat scratching the door. I feel a little embarrassed.

But now is not the time to be ashamed, so the next second I turned my attention to the content of the letter: Xiaozheng, when you see this letter, I should have left this world.

‘Leave this world?’ After a moment of doubt, I immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, ‘Uncle Gu is dead’. My mind buzzed and I was stunned, but then I was awakened by a heart-wrenching shout, “Agu! How can you do this! Aren’t you snatching my heart like this?”

When I came to my senses, I found that the old man was lying on the table, holding the letter from Uncle Gu to him in one hand, and pounding the table with the other hand, crying loudly.

I have known the old man for several years. The first time I found out that he had such a true side, I was a little at a loss for a while. I was afraid that he would cry and would hurt his body. I wanted to persuade him, but I didn't know what to say, so I had to stand aside and cry silently.

After crying a few times, the old man suddenly stood up, wiped his tears and shouted at me, "I know where Agu is?" After shouting, he immediately ran outside, and I hurriedly followed.

As soon as I left the door, I met Combo, who was alarmed by crying. He had already returned to his house. After hearing the crying, he didn't know what happened, so he rushed out of his house immediately. So he was called by the old man. The three of us ran out of the main entrance of the house together, passed through the reincarnation formation, and led by the old man to the east, running to the place close to the beach without stopping.

Further ahead is a mountain. I am quite familiar with this place. This is the highest point of the entire island. On one side is a gentle hillside and on the other side is a steep cliff. Below the cliff is the turbulent sea. There are many reefs that appear or appear in the sea. Waves of waves continue to hit the reefs, making a rumbling sound.

During the days I first went to the island, I would often run here, and occasionally climb to the top of the mountain before dawn to watch the sunrise. Could it be that Uncle Gu would come here last night? My heart was full of doubts, but I seemed very sure to see the old man without hesitation, so I didn't say anything, but just followed him tightly.

As soon as I reached the top of the mountain, I was immediately stunned by the scene in front of me. There was a rectangular pit here at some point, and Uncle Gu was neatly dressed in the pit.

"Uncle Gu!" "Agu" The old man and I shouted and rushed into the pit at the same time, grabbing Uncle Gu's hand and trying to pull him out, but we found that Uncle Gu's hand was already cold and there was no temperature at all. The old man hurriedly put his hand on Uncle Gu's pulse. I looked at him with expectation, but after a while, he slowly put Uncle Gu's hand back in despair.

"Is there really no way?" I asked unwillingly. The old man looked at me with a miserable expression, and sat decadently beside the pit without saying a word.

I turned my head and looked at Uncle Gu who was lying in the pit. This was the first time I faced a dead person so close. When I was in my hometown, an old man died at my neighbor's house. However, I was still young at that time. My grandparents didn't allow me to go out for fun during the days when my neighbor's funeral was held. They always said something like ghosts and souls to scare me who were disobedient. Although I didn't really see ghosts or other terrible things, I still left indelible memories in my young heart. It felt like death was a very terrifying thing.

But now I don’t feel afraid when facing Uncle Gu. This may be because Uncle Gu is someone close to me, or maybe his face is very peaceful. Except for his pale face, other places look no different from when they were alive. It makes me feel that Uncle Gu is not dead but just asleep. By the time tomorrow morning, he will sit on a recliner to watch me practice, and will hit me with stones, and will----.

After the initial grief, the old man also calmed down at this time. He no longer pounded his chest and stamped his feet and cried loudly. He just sat by the pit. He first looked at Uncle Gu quietly, and then began to say to himself, "Agu, I knew something was going to happen when I saw you being abnormal when I was having dinner last night, so I didn't sleep after I went back to the house. I kept sitting behind the door and looking at your house door. Seeing you walking out of the house, I thought you were going to leave this island. I didn't expect you to go this way. Even if you are afraid that you will hurt others after going out, we can think of other ways. Why do we have to do so amazingly?

I just saw the letter you left to me saying that you would leave this world. I immediately thought that you would come here. This is your favorite place on the entire island. I still remember that when we were young, we often went here to play secretly. Once, in order to show off our skills to me, you actually wanted to climb down from this cliff. As a result, I was trapped halfway through the climb. In the end, I went back and asked someone to save you. Your father beat you up hard for this matter. You beat you up and could only sleep on your tummy for several days------"

The old man was nagging about the past between him and Uncle Gu, and I sat aside and listened silently. Unexpectedly, the old man also had a love relationship with his children, and he didn't expect that Uncle Gu was also a naughty when he was young. I thought he was born with such a state of being unstoppable and disgraceful.

But I felt something was wrong. I thought hard and suddenly remembered that although I had never asked the old man's age, nor did Uncle Gu's age, the old man looked at least in his sixties, and Uncle Gu's appearance was only a little over forty at most. With such a big age gap, how could two people play together when they were young?

I suddenly realized that I had known the old man and Uncle Gu for more than three years, but I knew very little about the matter between them. This should be related to my personality. It seems that my gossip gene is lacking in my genes and I never want to take the initiative to inquire about other people's affairs.

I listen to what I want to tell me, and I won’t ask what I don’t want to tell me, which should be considered an advantage, but sometimes it is also a disadvantage. For example, now, as an apprentice, I know almost nothing about the master’s affairs, which is really a bit unruly.

The old man and Uncle Gu seem to have the same personality. They have never asked me about my background or experience in the past three years. It is a strange story to be able to get together to become masters and apprentices.

After talking to himself for a long time, the old man was a little tired, his voice gradually became low, and in the end he didn't say anything, just sat quietly beside Uncle Gu.

However, through his words, I learned a lot of things. It seemed that the old man and Uncle Gu had been to many places, and the places they went to were either dangerous or forbidden. It felt like they were looking for something. Are they the legendary lieutenant of the gold-touching school? I decided to find time to chat with the old man after burying Uncle Gu and figure out what was going on.

At this time, the sun had risen to the top of my head, and it was not a problem to sit like this, but we didn't want Uncle Gu to lie in the pit like this. Finally, I carried Uncle Gu back to the house.

The next day was the day when the fish craftsman came to the island. After learning about Uncle Gu's death, he burst into tears. Then he endured the grief and went to purchase coffins and some other things with Kang Bo. We held a simple funeral for Uncle Gu, and finally buried Uncle Gu's coffin in the place he chose. The old man also carved a tombstone with the words "Tomb of Gu'an Min". This was the first time I learned Uncle Gu's name.

On the way back, we were in a deep mood. We walked silently, and no one spoke. But after walking for a while, the old man suddenly said to me, "Xiaozheng, if one day I die, you can bury me next to Uncle Gu. We two can be your company." "Yes," I agreed trunkly.

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!